"short-fetched" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɔːtfɛtʃt/ [UK], /ʃɔːtˈfɛtʃt/ [UK], /ˈʃɔɹtfɛtʃt/ [US], /ʃɔɹtˈfɛtʃt/ [US] Forms: more short-fetched [comparative], most short-fetched [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃt Etymology: short + fetched Etymology templates: {{compound|en|short|fetched}} short + fetched Head templates: {{en-adj}} short-fetched (comparative more short-fetched, superlative most short-fetched)
  1. (obsolete, of breathing) shallow Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Oceanography
    Sense id: en-short-fetched-en-adj-kdgKSULa Disambiguation of Oceanography: 53 46 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 51 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 47 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 38 7
  2. (Oceanography, of waves) starting close to shore, shallow, recently formed Categories (topical): Oceanography
    Sense id: en-short-fetched-en-adj-pzidH5je Disambiguation of Oceanography: 53 46 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 51 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 47 5
  3. (by analogy with far-fetched, humorous) very likely, easy to believe, obvious Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-short-fetched-en-adj-Wu8lEJCl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: short fetched, shortfetched

Alternative forms

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